Book · 2018 · Business & Economics
Escaping the Build Trap
How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Matt LeMay (1 episode), Lenny Rachitsky (1 episode) and Melissa Perri (1 episode) on Lenny's Podcast (3 episodes).
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Um you know my my favorite definition of product management comes from Melissa Perry's book escaping the build trap where she describes product management as facilitating a value exchange.
Questions about Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri
Who recommends Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri on podcasts?
Matt LeMay (1 episode) has recommended Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 1 podcast (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Escaping the Build Trap the most?
Lenny's Podcast (3 episodes).
Is Escaping the Build Trap recommended, or only discussed?
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2025-08-14.
What do people say about Escaping the Build Trap?
Matt LeMay on Lenny's Podcast (2025-08-14): "Um you know my my favorite definition of product management comes from Melissa Perry's book escaping the build trap where she describes product management as facilitating a value exchange."
When was Escaping the Build Trap last mentioned on a podcast?
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri was last recommended on Lenny's Podcast by Matt LeMay on 2025-08-14.
The best things said about it
And I know when I wrote my first book, Escaping the Build Trap, in 2018, I mentioned it in there cuz we had just started doing it at Athenahealth. And I saw this as like a really big issue.
Why people recommend it
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri examines how companies fall into the trap of measuring output over outcomes and offers strategies for building a true product management culture. On Lenny's Podcast, Matt LeMay cited Perri's book as the source of his favorite definition of product management, which describes the discipline as facilitating a meaningful value exchange. During an episode of Lenny's Podcast, Melissa Perri explained that she originally wrote about product operations in her book after encountering the issue at Athenahealth. Lenny Rachitsky also brought up Perri's book on the podcast to transition into a broader conversation about product strategy and the common industry tendency to build endless features without a cohesive plan.
Every mention
Matt LeMay Um you know my my favorite definition of product management comes from Melissa Perry's book escaping the bu… 1
“Um you know my my favorite definition of product management comes from Melissa Perry's book escaping the build trap where she describes product management as facilitating a value exchange.”
Lenny Rachitsky i was gonna save these questions for later but it's a good time as any to get into them around strategy whi… 1
“i was gonna save these questions for later but it's a good time as any to get into them around strategy which your book is about i would say is the fact that people just build feature features features and don't really have a strategy”
Melissa Perri And I know when I wrote my first book, Escaping the Build Trap, in 2018, I mentioned it in there cuz we had… 1
“And I know when I wrote my first book, Escaping the Build Trap, in 2018, I mentioned it in there cuz we had just started doing it at Athenahealth. And I saw this as like a really big issue”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“she's the author of the foundational book escaping the build trap and her most recent book product operations”
“and in escaping the build trap I talk a lot about how we use scrum when I started working with this team in a startup and it was the first time I ever heard of it”
“She's the author of the foundational PM book, Escaping the Build Trap. She runs a product management training organization called Products Labs, teaches product management at Harvard, and has worked with hundreds of companies on their product management function.”
“What are two or three books you've recommended most to other people? I'll take that. Uh of course, Escaping the Build Trap.”
“i am writing another book called product operations after writing escaping the bill trap i thought i would never write again but it's time you know you know that feeling so i'm excited about that”